Feedback

May 24, 2001

* Jane, Newport News: My whole family enjoyed "B.C.," and we are very upset that it was removed. The comic for Easter with the cross was very profound. We do not like the three new comics. Please bring "B.C." and "Meg" back.

* I do not like the three new comics. They are not very funny, and I'll bet almost all of your subscribers would like "Meg" and "B.C." back.

* Mike, Hampton: I think this is sort of ridiculous over the comics. There are 28 people who wrote in to the Feedback, and I say about 20 of them want the real comics, "Meg" and "B.C.," back. "Wildwood" is one of the most stupid comics I've read in my life. Will Corbin, I guess you need to come on over to my house and tell me what books I need to read, too.

Editor's response: Always happy to help.

* I am very disappointed that you put "Wildwood" in color instead of "Peanuts," which is one of my favorite comics other than "Zits." I know everybody loves them. I don't look in the black-and-white section. That's the boring spot.

* Your new Sunday comics reminded me somewhat of my first reading of "The Emperor's New Clothes." Maybe they will be more smile-worthy in future strips.

* Sally, Hampton: Like so many others of your readers I am getting sick to the teeth of reading about comments on comics. It seems that folks have nothing better to talk about than comics and cancellations of comics, etc. I feel like I'm avoiding reading Feedback. I have a solution: Stop printing them, and when they don't see their comics in print maybe the comments will stop.

* I want to say what I think about a certain comment you made in your paper. The comment was you were requesting opinions about the three comics you were adding to the paper. That was really funny, because it is very clear that you do not care what our opinions are at all. You all are supposed to be politically incorrect, not politically correct. You are a newspaper, and Will Corbin is an editor, not a king.

* What does the DP have against comics like "Dennis the Menace" and "Meg" that actually make people laugh? There is nothing amusing about your new ones. I know the DP is not a democracy, but you would think that you would occasionally consider what your readers want to see.

Editor's response: We consider it all the time, including when we're selecting comics. "Dennis" and "Meg" were dropped mostly because they didn't make people laugh often enough.

* Linda, Yorktown: First it was "Free Ricky" until we got sick of hearing that, and now it is "B.C." Enough is enough! Get a life!

* I can't believe that you printed Cort Kirkwood's article. Perhaps the wave of reality is finally hitting shore.

* Earl, Newport News: As a not-quite-as-old Hokie, I enjoyed the article on Mr. Hunt. However, his life has only "spanned" one century. Had it spanned three centuries, as your article stated, he would be at least 301 years old, and that would be a truly remarkable achievement, even for a Hokie!

Editor's response: Please see the correction on this page.

* I am severely upset that you took "Meg" out of the comics. I feel that comic is very funny, and me being a soccer player myself, I enjoy its humor very much. Others I am sure feel the same way. I would greatly appreciate that you put "Meg" back in the comics so that we may be able to laugh and enjoy this wonderful cartoon.

* Jay, Yorktown: OK, OK, enough with the comic strip. I can't believe that today's entire Feedback was about comic strips. There is so much more to life than a comic strip. A mother who allegedly murdered her son is now looking for the governor to pardon her. I think that is a little more pressing than a comic strip. Come on, people. Get over it!

* The editor's response to David, Yorktown, was amazing. He stated B.C. was canceled because it offended some people. If that were true, we would be saying goodbye to Jim Spencer and many other writers of the newspaper. The comics you have chosen for this paper are idiotic. Why not have a vote of the people to choose those that stay? I won't be part of it. I'm canceling my subscription.